PS Magazine - JULY 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 404
JULY 1986
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M2/M3 Bradley, MLRS .±±
Creepin' Again
There arE a couple moRe things you can do to elimInate the vehicle cReeping
descRIbed on Page 40 of PS 395.
BeFre doing a transmission cut-in adjustment, check the controller nEutRal and
steer adjus±ment²
³oR the M2/M3, the word's on Page 6´µ55 through 6´568 of TM 9´2350´
252¶20´1´3.
³or the ML·S, look to Pages 6´450 thRough 6¸460 in TM 9´1450´¹6´20´3.
ºf you've still got the pro»lem, have your DS unit check Fr a stuck pilot
valve² Then do the cut-in adjustmEnt²
Also, the schedule adjustment prOcedure on Pages 6´465 through 6´¼67 o½
TM 9´1450¾¹6´20´3 Fr the ML·S is wrong²
You should get between 2,350 and 2,450 ·PM at 15´20 MPH with the
accelerator ¿oored² You donÀt need to go at top speed to make the check and
you dÁn't need to get 2,4´Ã,5 ·PM²
·
Broken Weld Is OK
WÄen
i
a bÅken weld nOt a pÆblem?
When it's the Çoor supÈRt weld at Ée
hull just »elow the »ilge pump access
cover on your Bradley²
The headshed nOw says the ÇooR suÊ
ÈRt does not need to
b
welded² ºn Ëct,
on new pRoduction vehIcles the suppoRt
is nOt welded to the hull²
So, if you Ìnd a broken weld at the
rear ¿oor support, pay it no mind² ºt
won't huRt a thing²
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JULY 86
The pRoceduRe in TM 9´Í350´267´20 Fr removing tÄe auxiliaÎ ÏoÐeR uNit
can damage your equipmentÑ
The APU won't tend to swing outwaRd, and the sling won't RÒ» against tÄe
carrier hull i½ you use the tOolÓ
ºnstructions Fr making the tOol aRe in TB 43´ÔÕ1´39´1 (Jan 86).
M60-Series Tanks ².±
Lock in Your AN±SS-3A
BeFre you beaR down on your
searchlight mount assembly's latching
handles, be sure the »all socket seats
squarely on the Öall studs²
A heavy Äand coupled with a poorly
seated ball socket leads to bROken
handles² ×hat means a tRip to suØpoRt
»ecause thE handles aREn't stocked
separately² ×he entiRe coupler assem»ly
must »e Replaced²
Best bet Fr tRoubleÙee hookÒÚ is to
seat the »all and stud careÛlly² Then
slowly push the handle closed²
·eÏlace missing ball stÒds with ÜSÜ
5307´Â´845´5729. Lockwashers are
ÜSÜ 5310´Â´584´7888 and nuts aRe
ÜSÜ µ310´Â´763´8901Ý
JULY 86
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